Abstract
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has pioneered an integrated approach to the study of Earth's Critical Zone by supporting a network of Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs). The CZOs are intensively studied and monitored sites with a focus on a range of Critical Zone processes that are well represented at the various sites. The initial network (beginning in 2007) consisted of 3 CZOs, expanded to 6 in 2009, and is currently expanding to a total of 10 in 2014. The investment in financial and human resources into the CZOs has enabled a range of new scientific investigations that were not accessible under traditional funding mechanisms, and this is leading to novel and exciting advances in scientific understanding of a fundamentally important part of the Earth system.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Developments in Earth Surface Processes |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Pages | 15-78 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Volume | 19 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780444633699 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Developments in Earth Surface Processes |
|---|---|
| Volume | 19 |
| ISSN (Print) | 09282025 |
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Keywords
- Anthropocene
- Critical Zone
- Critical Zone Observatories
- CZO network
- Watershed
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atmospheric Science
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Geology
- Global and Planetary Change
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The Role of Critical Zone Observatories in Critical Zone Science. / White, Timothy; Brantley, Susan; Banwart, Steve; Chorover, Jon; Dietrich, William; Derry, Lou; Lohse, Kathleen; Anderson, Suzanne; Aufdendkampe, Anthony; Bales, Roger; Kumar, Praveen; Richter, Dan; McDowell, Bill.
Developments in Earth Surface Processes. Vol. 19 Elsevier, 2015. p. 15-78 (Developments in Earth Surface Processes; Vol. 19).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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AU - White, Timothy
AU - Brantley, Susan
AU - Banwart, Steve
AU - Chorover, Jon
AU - Dietrich, William
AU - Derry, Lou
AU - Lohse, Kathleen
AU - Anderson, Suzanne
AU - Aufdendkampe, Anthony
AU - Bales, Roger
AU - Kumar, Praveen
AU - Richter, Dan
AU - McDowell, Bill
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has pioneered an integrated approach to the study of Earth's Critical Zone by supporting a network of Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs). The CZOs are intensively studied and monitored sites with a focus on a range of Critical Zone processes that are well represented at the various sites. The initial network (beginning in 2007) consisted of 3 CZOs, expanded to 6 in 2009, and is currently expanding to a total of 10 in 2014. The investment in financial and human resources into the CZOs has enabled a range of new scientific investigations that were not accessible under traditional funding mechanisms, and this is leading to novel and exciting advances in scientific understanding of a fundamentally important part of the Earth system.
AB - The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has pioneered an integrated approach to the study of Earth's Critical Zone by supporting a network of Critical Zone Observatories (CZOs). The CZOs are intensively studied and monitored sites with a focus on a range of Critical Zone processes that are well represented at the various sites. The initial network (beginning in 2007) consisted of 3 CZOs, expanded to 6 in 2009, and is currently expanding to a total of 10 in 2014. The investment in financial and human resources into the CZOs has enabled a range of new scientific investigations that were not accessible under traditional funding mechanisms, and this is leading to novel and exciting advances in scientific understanding of a fundamentally important part of the Earth system.
KW - Anthropocene
KW - Critical Zone
KW - Critical Zone Observatories
KW - CZO network
KW - Watershed
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